1. Why did the man Jack visit the tall house on the side of the hill? How did he track his prey? 2. How did the baby manage to escape the fate of his family? 3. Why did Mistress Owens feel an obligation to protect the baby? How did she and the mysterious stranger named Silas save him? 4. How did the baby get his name? How did Mr. and Mrs. Owens and Silas propose to raise him? 5. Who was the Lady on the Grey? How did she help settle the dispute in the graveyard? 6. Why did Silas pay a visit to the tall house on the side of the hill? How did he react to his discovery?
Chapter 2: The New Friend
1. Why was Bod confined to the graveyard? 2. How did Bod learn to read and write even though he did not attend school? 3. How did Scarlett and Bod become friends? Why were Scarlett's parents convinced that Bod must be an imaginary playmate? 4. Why did Bod visit Caius Pompeius? What did he learn about the oldest inhabitant of the graveyard? 5. What discoveries did Bod and Scarlett make in the barrow? 6. Who was the Sleer? How and what did it guard and protect? 7. Why was Silas doubtful that Bod would ever see Scarlett again? What parting thought did Scarlett leave with Bod?
Chapter 1: How Nobody Came to the Graveyard
1. Why did the man Jack visit the tall house on the side of the hill? How did he track his prey?
2. How did the baby manage to escape the fate of his family?
3. Why did Mistress Owens feel an obligation to protect the baby? How did she and the mysterious stranger named Silas save him?
4. How did the baby get his name? How did Mr. and Mrs. Owens and Silas propose to raise him?
5. Who was the Lady on the Grey? How did she help settle the dispute in the graveyard?
6. Why did Silas pay a visit to the tall house on the side of the hill? How did he react to his discovery?
Chapter 2: The New Friend
1. Why was Bod confined to the graveyard?
2. How did Bod learn to read and write even though he did not attend school?
3. How did Scarlett and Bod become friends? Why were Scarlett's parents convinced that Bod must be an imaginary playmate?
4. Why did Bod visit Caius Pompeius? What did he learn about the oldest inhabitant of the graveyard?
5. What discoveries did Bod and Scarlett make in the barrow?
6. Who was the Sleer? How and what did it guard and protect?
7. Why was Silas doubtful that Bod would ever see Scarlett again? What parting thought did Scarlett leave with Bod?